IN PICTURES: The daring feats of the late BASE jumper and free climber Dean Potter

One of BASE jumping’s most experienced adventurers has died at the age of 43 at one of his favourite climbing spots.

Dean Potter died alongside friend Graham Hunt on Saturday local time after a wing-suit jump from a rock platform in California’s Yosemite Valley.

The exit point was just across from the El Capitan peak, where Potter had previously set world records for free climbing.

Click through the gallery to see some of his most notable stunts.

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Potter was known for pioneering a new sport called FreeBASE. The sport involves ascending a climb with only a BASE jumping rig/parachute attached. When the climber reaches the top of a peak, they BASE jump to the ground. (Outside Magazine)

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He completed multiple solo ascents, most prominently in Yosemite and Patagonia in South America. (Dean Potter Instagram)

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Potter was also an accomplished wing-suit pilot. Wingsuit jumpers wear special body suits to add surface area to their body, enabling them to glide like birds. Switzerland's Lauterbrennan Valley, above, is a popular destination for wingsuiters. (Dean Potter Instagram)

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He even took his beloved Australian cattle dog, Whisper, on his ascents - and made her the very first canine to complete a wingsuit jump. (AAP)

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May 28, 2014: Whisper the dog has become the first canine to BASE jump in a wingsuit, after owner and world famous free climber, Dean Potter, strapped him in for a leap off the Eiger mountain in Switzerland.

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However, Potter often courted controversy for his stunts - and was branded "cruel" for taking his pet with him on dangerous climbs and jumps. (AAP)

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A furore erupted in 2005 when he illegally climbed the Delicate Arch in Moab, Utah. Access to the sacred site is strictly prohibited. Potter lost his sponsorship with climbing company Patagonia and deeply divided the climbing community over the ascent. (Getty)

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He dazzled onlookers below in 2012 when he crossed a wire suspended 1,800 metres above a canyon in the central Chinese province of Hubei.

Attribution: AAP

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The adventurer successfully crossed the wire which measured only 2cm in width. (AAP)

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His daredevil pursuits often produced stunning images, like this "moon-walk" in Yosemite from late 2012. (Getty)

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May 18, 2015: Free climber and BASE jumper Dean Potter walks the highline on the summit of Yosemite National Park.

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In an Instagram post published two days before he died, Potter wrote: "This concept of turning dying into flying is a metaphor for my basic life principle."